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Verb Patterns Exercises

The document summarizes some common verb patterns in English involving the use of two verbs together. It discusses how some verbs are followed by a verb in the infinitive with "to", some by a verb in the -ing form, and others can be used with either structure with little or no difference in meaning. It provides examples of verbs that follow each pattern, such as "want to buy" or "enjoy cooking". The document also notes some verbs where the choice of structure does impact meaning, such as "stopped to phone" versus "stopped phoning".

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Verb Patterns Exercises

The document summarizes some common verb patterns in English involving the use of two verbs together. It discusses how some verbs are followed by a verb in the infinitive with "to", some by a verb in the -ing form, and others can be used with either structure with little or no difference in meaning. It provides examples of verbs that follow each pattern, such as "want to buy" or "enjoy cooking". The document also notes some verbs where the choice of structure does impact meaning, such as "stopped to phone" versus "stopped phoning".

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verb patterns

In English is common to use two verbs together. some common verb patterns. Many verbs that show preference (things that we like or don’t like) are
I want to buy a new phone. to + infinitive verb + -ing followed by -ing, e.g. like, enjoy, don’t mind.
My grandmother loves cooking. After some verbs it’s possible to use the –ing form or the infinitive
choose enjoy with to, e.g. love, hate, like, etc. There’s little difference in meaning.
 After some verbs use the second verb in the hope finish I love dancing. I love to dance.
infinitive with to. expect avoid
I hate getting up early. I hate to get up early.
He would like to be an engineer. would like imagine
decide stop
We need to make a decision. After some verbs it’s possible to use the –ing form or the infinitive
seem love
want like with to, e.g. start, propose, etc. There’s no difference in meaning.
 After some verbs, use the second verb in the It started to rain. It started raining. (No difference)
need don’t mind
–ing form.
help hate
I enjoy walking in the mornings. promise spend (time) After some verbs it’s possible to use the –ing form or the infinitive
Did you finish doing your homework? with to, e.g. stop, remember, etc. There is a difference in meaning.
I stopped to phone you. (I interrupted another action to phone you)
I stopped phoning you. (I don’t do it anymore. Maybe we had a fight)

a Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box b Find and correct the mistakes. There are eight mistakes in the ad

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